- Gordon, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Gordon
state = vic
caption = Gordon Post office
lga =Shire of Moorabool
postcode = 3345
est =
pop = 453
pop_footnotes =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Ballarat East
fedgov = Ballarat
dist1 = 95
dir1 = W
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 25
dir2 = E
location2= Ballarat
dist3 = 38
dir3 = W
location3= Bacchus Marsh
dist4 = 12
dir4 = W
location4= Ballan
dist5 = 8
dir5 = N
location5= Mount EgertonGordon is a town in Victoria,
Australia . The town is located in theShire of Moorabool Local Government Area, convert|95|km|mi|0|lk=on west of the state capital,Melbourne . At the 2006 census, Gordon had a population of 453.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL219400
name=Gordon (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
quick=on]The Post Office opened on 1 July 1858 and was known as Gordon's until 1887. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]The local railway station on the Melbourne - Ballarat railway opened in 1879 and closed in 1981. [cite web
url=http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/doi/hvolr.nsf/MainFrameset?OpenFrameSet&Frame=ContentFrame&Src=%2Fdoi%2Fhvolr.nsf%2Fe82db8dc6517362a4a25678b00095532%2Ffdf3a2c2b882526aca257482007883ec%3FOpenDocument%26Highlight%3D0%2Crailway%2Cstation%26AutoFramed
title=GORDON RAILWAY STATION (H1564)
work=Victorian Heritage Register
publisher=www.doi.vic.gov.au
accessdate=2008-07-14] cite journal | year = 2006 | month = October | title = 'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on | author = Scott Martin and Chris Banger | journal = Newsrail | publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) | pages = page 319 ]The town has an
Australian Rules football team competing in theCentral Highlands Football League . Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Gordon | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Gordon.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]References
External links
* [http://www.gordonvictoria.com/ Gordon community website]
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